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Why You Don’t Need a Toy Room
  • Family Life

Why You Don’t Need a Toy Room

  • Posted on September 25, 2021September 25, 2021
  • by Rose Lounsbury

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Rose Lounsbury. About a year after I adopted simplicity, my friend Becky came to visit. It was 2013 and I’d worked steadily…

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How to Motivate Your School-Age Child to Declutter: A Lesson in Generosity
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How to Motivate Your School-Age Child to Declutter: A Lesson in Generosity

  • Posted on June 26, 2021June 26, 2021
  • by Julia Ubbenga

We’re three months away from moving day, which means I’ve begun to take a hard, close look at the possessions in our minimalist home. While I’m already in the habit…

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Taming the Toys: 5 Minimalist Tips to Reduce the Number of Toys in Your Home
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Taming the Toys: 5 Minimalist Tips to Reduce the Number of Toys in Your Home

  • Posted on January 23, 2021January 23, 2021
  • by Julia Ubbenga

“Time to tidy up the toys,” I announced after dinner last month.  My request was met by a novel “nooooo” from our 7-and-3-year-old daughters.  My announcement wasn’t new—our evening routine…

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How to Set Gift-Giving Guidelines for a Minimalist Holiday Season
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How to Set Gift-Giving Guidelines for a Minimalist Holiday Season

  • Posted on November 28, 2020November 28, 2020
  • by Julia Ubbenga

A question I frequently hear from readers this time of year goes like this: “How do you handle holiday gifts? I struggle every year to keep toys to a minimum.…

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Why You Shouldn’t Save Memorabilia for Your Kids
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Why You Shouldn’t Save Memorabilia for Your Kids

  • Posted on October 31, 2020October 31, 2020
  • by Rose Lounsbury - GUEST POST

“A few years ago, my mom dropped off 10 boxes of stuff from my childhood. What do I do with it?” This is a question I get at almost all…

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31 Clutter-free Ways to Motivate and Reward Your Child this School Year
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31 Clutter-free Ways to Motivate and Reward Your Child this School Year

  • Posted on August 22, 2020August 24, 2020
  • by Julia Ubbenga

We’re officially diving into homeschooling. It’s not what we had planned, but like many families, feel it’s a prudent choice—at least for this year. As I’ve been looking at curriculum,…

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9 Lessons Minimalist Living Will Teach Your Children
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9 Lessons Minimalist Living Will Teach Your Children

  • Posted on July 18, 2020September 11, 2022
  • by Julia Ubbenga

After welcoming our third baby into our family two weeks ago, I’ve found my usually active self spending significant stretches of time settled in our Lazy Boy. Amidst the frequent…

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Why Clutter Affects Men and Women Differently (And What to do About it)
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Why Clutter Affects Men and Women Differently (And What to do About it)

  • Posted on June 13, 2020June 16, 2022
  • by Julia Ubbenga

When I first began pursuing minimalism a year and a half ago, I remember returning from the grocery store to a less-than-subtle surprise. I’d only been out an hour while…

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Minimalist, Apartment Living in Times of Isolation: What it’s Been Like for This Family of Four.
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Minimalist, Apartment Living in Times of Isolation: What it’s Been Like for This Family of Four.

  • Posted on April 5, 2020April 5, 2020
  • by Julia Ubbenga

People have been asking us lately what it’s like for a family of four “sheltering in place” in a 1,000-square-foot apartment.  Do you go stir crazy? Do you have enough…

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The Parenting Hack you Need to Help Manage Negative Emotions (in yourself or your kids).
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The Parenting Hack you Need to Help Manage Negative Emotions (in yourself or your kids).

  • Posted on March 23, 2020March 23, 2020
  • by Julia Ubbenga

A couple weeks ago I received some parenting advice that’s created a new sense of calm in our household.  It’d been a week full of joys, but stressors too. My…

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Welcome! I’m Julia. I'm a wife, a mom of five, and a minimalist-living coach. I'm passionate about helping you live a more meaningful life with less stuff. Join me on this journey of simplifying and making space for what matters.

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